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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Memphis Klaspinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memphis Klaspinowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klaspinowski.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ellis duly obliges.
Klaspinowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ellis avoids the body shot from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Ellis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Klaspinowski takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Ellis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ellis cracks Klaspinowski with a good jab.
Klaspinowski looks to land a right hand but Ellis moved out of range.
Klaspinowski takes one on the button.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ellis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klaspinowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klaspinowski.
Nice straight punches there by Ellis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ellis.
Klaspinowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klaspinowski throws a hook but Ellis avoids it easily.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski swinging wildly here.
Klaspinowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klaspinowski throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski misses with an uppercut. Ellis saw that one coming.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Klaspinowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Klaspinowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klaspinowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellis looks gassed!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klaspinowski lands a nice short elbow.
Klaspinowski lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ellis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klaspinowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ellis's head.
Klaspinowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klaspinowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ellis's head.
Klaspinowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klaspinowski.
Ellis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klaspinowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Klaspinowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Klaspinowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klaspinowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ellis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Klaspinowski is really struggling to control Ellis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ellis trying to control here.
Ellis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klaspinowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski winds up and cracks Ellis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Klaspinowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Klaspinowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klaspinowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ellis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ellis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klaspinowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klaspinowski is trying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ellis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klaspinowski drops an elbow to the side of Ellis's head.
Klaspinowski working the head and body with strikes.
Klaspinowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Klaspinowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Klaspinowski is trying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Klaspinowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Klaspinowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Klaspinowski with a poor takedown
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klaspinowski moves into the clinch.
Klaspinowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klaspinowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klaspinowski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Klaspinowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Klaspinowski throws a nice looking combination but Ellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice straight punches there by Ellis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ellis.
Klaspinowski throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klaspinowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ellis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Klaspinowski is fending him off so far but Ellis persists. Nope, Klaspinowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
Klaspinowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ellis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klaspinowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Ellis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Klaspinowski controlling the position.
Klaspinowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaspinowski has momentary wrist control but Ellis slips an elbow through the middle.
Klaspinowski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ellis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Klaspinowski throws a nice looking combination but Ellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellis stuffs the takedown attempt from Klaspinowski. Klaspinowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Memphis Klaspinowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellis showed some decent athleticism there.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis prevents Klaspinowski from improving his position.
Klaspinowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Klaspinowski is trying to stand back up but Ellis is controlling him
Klaspinowski is not content to let Ellis control the position.
Memphis Klaspinowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski taking some punishment here, with Ellis in his half guard.
Klaspinowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klaspinowski is on top in guard.
Klaspinowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klaspinowski lands a couple of digs.
Klaspinowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ellis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klaspinowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klaspinowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klaspinowski forces his way into half guard.
Klaspinowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Klaspinowski lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Klaspinowski there.
Klaspinowski moves nicely into side control.
Ellis is looking to regain half guard here but Klaspinowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Klaspinowski cracks Ellis with a big right hand but Ellis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski lands an elbow.
Klaspinowski working the ground and pound.
Ellis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Klaspinowski lands a few punches from side control.
Ellis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ellis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Klaspinowski is chipping away with strikes.
Klaspinowski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Klaspinowski working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Memphis Klaspinowski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Klaspinowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Klaspinowski shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Klaspinowski misses with a two punch combination.
Klaspinowski throws a sloppy head kick and Ellis moves out of range easily.
Klaspinowski misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ellis. That snapped Klaspinowski's head back.
Klaspinowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Klaspinowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klaspinowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellis throws a shot to the body.
Klaspinowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ellis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Klaspinowski sprawls well initially but Ellis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ellis.
Ellis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ellis lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Klaspinowski is just riding it out for now. Ellis eventually gives up the hold.
Klaspinowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Klaspinowski pushes Ellis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Klaspinowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ellis.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klaspinowski.
Ellis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klaspinowski tries to clinch
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ellis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ellis scores with a jab. Klaspinowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Memphis Klaspinowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Klaspinowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ellis lands with an overhand left.
Klaspinowski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ellis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ellis lands a nice looking body shot.
Klaspinowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Klaspinowski pushes Ellis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Klaspinowski wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Memphis Klaspinowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Klaspinowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ellis's efforts to push away.
Jason Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaspinowski looking for a takedown.
Klaspinowski gets underhooks to prevent Ellis's takedown attempt.
Klaspinowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Klaspinowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Klaspinowski looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Ellis.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis can't break the clinch.
Klaspinowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klaspinowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klaspinowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellis circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellis lunges at Klaspinowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klaspinowski's hand.
Klaspinowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klaspinowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klaspinowski lands a nice short elbow.
Klaspinowski is nestled in close to Ellis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klaspinowski is looking to take a break and control but Ellis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Klaspinowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Klaspinowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ellis is staying active underneath Klaspinowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Ellis.
I think Klaspinowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Memphis Klaspinowski!
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